According to an article on News.cn dated 26 January 2023, “Somalia plans to introduce new banknotes in mid-2024 to mop out counterfeit bills, reduce excess cash in circulation, and address inflation, the country’s central bank said. Ali Yasin Wardhere, deputy governor of the Central Bank of Somalia, told Xinhua inRead More…
Like B309f, but new signatures (Omar/Barkhadle). Series D190.Courtesy of Thomas Neldner.Read More…
Like B310f, but new signatures (Omar/Barkhadle). Series D242 – D249.Read More…
According to a Bloomberg article dated 27 May 2016, Somalia plans to print new official banknotes that will circulate in parallel with US dollars by early 2017. The International Monetary Fund is helping Somalia print and circulate the currency, said Bashir Issa Ali, governor of Somalia’s central bank. Most SomaliRead More…
According to an article in SomaliaReport dated 9 March 2012, Farah Ali Shire, minister for finance for Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland, announced that they will print new and various denominations of hte Somali shilling to replace the current single 1,000-shilling note. The new notes will be used in PuntlandRead More…
There’s an interesting article on Somalilandpress dated 28 May 2011 which discusses Somaliland’s efforts to replace Somali banknotes in its region. Courtesy of Richard Miranda.Read More…
According to a Garoweoneline article dated 16 May 2010, a private jet is said to have delivered to Mogadishu a total of 22 million worth of Somali shilling notes, supposedly printed in Malaysia. The central bank had previously announced plans to have Sudan print new notes at a cost ofRead More…
On 3 May 2009, the Sudanese News Agency reported that Sudan’s government said it would print new currency for the Somali government. The finance minister of the Somali government, Sharif Hassan Sheik Adan, met in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on April 29, to talk with Sudan’s minister for finance,Read More…
According to a Reuters report dated 29 March 2008, Somalia’s central bank plans to revamp the country’s currency because of a flood of fake notes printed by warlords and businessmen. Addressing donors meeting in neighbouring Kenya, the bank’s director general, Sharif Mohamed Hassan, said “greedy” individuals had pumped counterfeit cashRead More…
Like B312c, but no security thread and fancy 7-digit serial number. Series E001, E002, E004, E007, F007 – F009, G004 – G008, H001 – H009, K002, K009, M001, M004, N007. Courtesy of Jose Manuel Peso (IBNS member 8180).Read More…